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5052 Aluminum vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade CZ100 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
180
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
95 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0